Movie·1940·1h 19m
Angels Over Broadway
A Romance Born Between Dusk and Dawn
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his free-spending wife. Deciding on suicide, he scribbles a note, stuffs it in his pocket and goes for one last night on the town. He is pulled into a poker game by conman Bill O'Brien and singer Nina Barone, but when they discover the dropped note, they resolve to turn the tables, get Engle his $3,000 and save his life.
Producer
Ben Hecht
Cinematography
Lee Garmes
Music
George Antheil
Editor
Gene Havlick
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Bill O'Brien
Rita Hayworth
Nina Barona
Thomas Mitchell
Gene Gibbons
John Qualen
Charles Engle
George Watts
Joseph Hopper
Ralph Theodore
Dutch Enright
Eddie Foster
Louie Artino
Jack Roper
Eddie Burns
Constance Worth
Sylvia Marbe
Harry Antrim
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Rennick (uncredited)
Richard Bond
Stevie - Sylvia's Escort (uncredited)
Jack Carr
Tony (uncredited)
James Conaty
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank Conlan
Joe (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Catherine Courtney
Miss Karpin (uncredited)
Carmen D'Antonio
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Ben Hecht
Director, Writer, Producer
George Antheil
Original Music Composer
Lee Garmes
Director of Photography, Director
Gene Havlick
Editor
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